Combined salt and pepper shaker



Oct. l, 1940. H. E. HASKIN ET AL coMINED' SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER Filed Feb. 11, 1939 INVENTORS Hf/oLo f. HASH/N.

BY PAUL E. HAS/mv,

ATTORNEY.

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Patented Oct. 1, 1940 PATENT OFFICE COMBINED SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER Herold E.

Haskin and Paul E. Harkin, Wheatridge, Colo.

Application February 11, 1939, serial No, 255,886

3 Claims.

5 salt or pepper may be shaken without dischargdit ing the other.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a device of this character which can be quickly and easily refilled; and in which there Will be no leakage of either the salt or pepper from one compartment to the other or from the container.-

, Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and eiiiciency. These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention reference is had to the accompanying drawing which forms va part hereof. Like numerals refer to like parts in all views oi.' the drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one forrn of the combination salt and pepper shaker.

Fig. E is a bottom view of the cap, removed from the container.

Fig. 3 is a plan View of the container portion thereof with the cap removed.

Fig. fi is a vertical section taken on the line iii-ii, Fig. 5.

Fig'. 5 is a vertical lateral section line iii-ti, Fig. li.

lilla. 6 is a vertical section through an alternate iorm oi the invention.

Fig. 7 is a plan 'view of the alternate form with thel cap removed.

Fie. 8 is a bottom view of the alternate iorm.

Fig. 9 is a detail section illustrating an alternate method of securing the cap in place. f

The invention comprises: a container ill formed with a salt compartment i I and a pepper compartment i2 and is preferably formed with anenlarged base portion i3 to maintain it more securely upright. The compartments II and i2' are divided by means of a partition il from the top of which two fixed pinsI project. A tenon it extends along the partition I4 between the pins it.

taken on the The container is closed by means of a cap l'I provided with a series of perforations i8, in each ci its extremities. The cap Ii is also formed with a middle partition I9 containing a mortise it for receiving the tenon I6. A pin socket 2l is indented into the partition Il at each extremity of the mortise 20' for the reception of (Cl. (i5-45) the pins I5. It is preferred to split the pins I5, as shown at 22 so that they will expand within the sockets 2l to iirmly hold the cap I1 in place.

A baille plate 23 is formed integrally with the cap I1 immediately inside of each series of per- 5 forations I8. The baille plates extend from the top of the cap downwardly in spaced relation with the end walls thereof, terminating above the top of the container.

It can be readily seen that if the two ccmpertments are filled with salt and pepper, respectively, and if the container is inverted edgewise -to discharge the salt, the latter will run under its baiile 23 and through the perforations Il. The pepper, however, will fall away from its baffle 23 and, if the container is shaken, the pepper will shake between the partition I9 and the bafiie 23 without reaching the perforations i8 so that either desired content may be discharged without discharging,r the other.

in Figs. 6, 7, and 8, an alternate method of lsecuring the cap on the container is illustrated. In this form oi the invention, a vertical, threaded rod 2i extends upwardly throughout the entire length oi.' the middle container partition, with its 25 threaded extremity, shown at 25, projecting thereabove. The lower extremity of the rod is providedwith a circular knurled head 2G which iits into a circular countersinkA 2l in the container bottom with its edees exposed at each side thereof as shown in Figs. 7 and The cap is formed with an. internally threaded sociret in its middle partition for receiving the threaded extremity tti of the rod it. Ii the invention is formed oi a molded material, such as Bakelite, it is preferred to mold a threaded sleeve 2t into the middle partition oi the cap to receive the threaded extremity oi the rod. In the latter form, tenons it are formed on the top oi the container partition to hold the cap in alignment 0 with the housing and to prevent rotation thereof as the rod it is tightened.

It can be readily seen that the cap may be quickly removed by simply unscrewing the rod 2d by means of the large knurled head i6.

The rod may be inserted downwardly through the cap into a threaded socket in the container partition, as indicated at 30 in Fig. 9, to reverse the screw action, if desired. The rod would then be provided with a head di on the top of the cap.

While a speciiic form of the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it is desired to be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims,

without departing from the spirit oi' the invention.

Having thus described the invention. what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A combination salt and pepper shaker comprising: a housing open at its top; a partition dividing said housing `into two compartments; a cap closing the open top of said housing, the lower edge face of said cap resting on the top edge tace of said housing, said cap being provided with a series of periorations in each of its extremities; a partition dividing said cap and resting on the partition in the housing; means for securing said cap on saidhousing; baiiie plates extending downwardly from the top of said cap immediately inside of each series of pertorations; a mortise and tenon joint construction between the partition of said container and the partition of said cap; and pins extending from said container to pin sockets in said cap, said pins being normally larger than their pin sockets to frictionally maintain said cap in place.

2. A combination salt and pepper shaker comprising: a housing open at its top'; a partition dividing said housing into two compartments; a cap closing the open top of said housing, the lower edge face of said cap resting on the top edge face of said housing, said cap being provided with a series of perforations in each oi' its extremities; a partition dividing said cap and amas immediately inside of each series ,of periorations;

a mortise and tenon joint construction between the partition of said container and the partition of said cap; and pinsextending from said container to pin sockets in said cap, said pins being split to frictionally engage their sockets.

3. A combination salt and pepper shaker comprising: a housing open at its top; a partition dividing said housingsinto two compartments; a cap resting on the top edge oi said housing and forming a continuation of the walls thereof, said cap being provided with a series of perforations in each of its extremities; a partition dividing said cap and forming a continuation of the partition in said housing; means f or securing said cap on said housing; baille plates extending downwardly from the top of said cap immediately inside of each series oi' perforations; pins on the top of said partition in said housing extending into pin sockets in the partition in said cap, said pins being split to frictionally engage their sockets; a tenon formed on the partition in said housing between said pins; and a mortise in the partition in said cap between said pin sockets to receive said tenon.

HEROLD E. HASKIN. PAUL E. HASKIN. 

